New Balance Japan Co., Ltd. press release (2024.10.09) New Balance Japan Co., Ltd. “Team NB Athletes Special Talk Session” will be held by three New Balance contract athletes at Tokyo Legacy Half Marathon EXPO 2024 ~Medium and long distance/Nozomi Tanaka, Marathon/Satoru Akasaki, 100m Hurdle/Yumi Tanaka takes the stage
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https://t.livepocket.jp/e/talksession Application period: October 9th (Wednesday) 18:00 to October 15th (Tuesday) 18:00 Winner announcement: October 16th (Wednesday) *Participation is free and limited to 30 people who are selected by lottery. *Please check and agree to the terms and conditions listed in [Application Terms and Conditions] in the “Team NB Athletes Special Talk Session” application form before applying. “Team NB Athletes Special Talk Session” live streaming https://shop.newbalance.jp/shop/pages/Enb-tlh-tiglive.aspx *Watching scheduled to start from 11:10 on Friday, October 18th (Please note that this may change depending on the situation) *Anyone can watch. Guest profile
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/29460/1259/29460-1259-b0a16f973284fbb0315b4aed0e11e358-2160×2700.jpg Nozomi Tanaka (Affiliation: New Balance) Born on September 4, 1999. Born in Hyogo Prefecture. 2020 Japan Championships 5000m winner, 2021 Japan Championships 1500m winner. Participated in the women’s 1500m at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, becoming the first Japanese to advance to the final and finishing 8th. At the 2022 World Athletics Championships, he will compete in three events: 800m, 1500m, and 5000m. In September of the same year, she competed for the first time in the mile road race 5th Avenue Mile held in New York, where she placed 5th in the women’s division. In 2023, at the World Athletics Championships held in Budapest, he set a new Japanese record in the 5000m qualifying round. The Japanese national team finished in 8th place for the first time in 26 years. In September, at the Diamond League in Brussels, he further broke the Japanese record for the 5000m with a time of 14 minutes 29.18 seconds. Participated in the Diamond League final race and placed 6th. In 2024, he broke the Japanese record for the 3000m in a race held in Oslo, Norway, and competed in the three events of 800m, 1500m, and 5000m at the Japan Championships in June, winning the 5000m for the third time in a row and earning the right to participate in the Paris Olympics in the two events of 1500m and 5000m. Obtained. At the Paris Olympics, he competed in the 5000m and advanced to the 1500m semifinals. Even after the Olympics, he continued to race in the Diamond League, the world’s highest race, and successfully won the right to participate in the final race for two years in a row. At the final race held in Brussels, Belgium, he achieved a season’s best time of 14 minutes 31.88 seconds for the 5000m, placing him 6th in the world. As one of the representatives of the Japanese track and field world, he continues to challenge the world. [Results] 2021 1000m & 1500m & 3000m Japanese record updated First Japanese to advance to the women’s 1500m final at the Tokyo Olympics, finishing in 8th place 2022 World Championship Participation 5000m 12th place, 5th Avenue Mile Race, New York City, USA 2023 86th Tokyo Athletics Championships World Challenge 1mile Winner New Japanese Record Asian Athletics Championships 1500m 1st Place Budapest 2023 World Championships 1500m semi-finalist, 5000m 8th place Brussels Diamond League 5000m Japanese record broken
2024 NorwayOslo Bislett Games 3000m Japanese record updated Participated in two events, 1500m and 5000m, at the Paris Olympics World’s highest race Diamond League Final 6th place in 5000m
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/29460/1259/29460-1259-cab6c13fbf5f50e6309842c5f535563e-2160×2700.jpg Akasaki Akatsuki (Affiliation: Kyudenko 2024 ~ New Balance contract) Born on January 21, 1998. Born in Kumamoto Prefecture. During her junior high school days, she belonged to the volleyball club. Entered Kaishin High School and started track and field in earnest. He entered Takushoku University and participated in the Hakone Ekiden for four consecutive years. He was selected as the captain and played an active role as a top student player. After graduating from university, he joined Kyudenko, a prestigious business group in his hometown of Kyushu. In his fourth year as a working adult, he was selected to represent Japan in the Olympic marathon for the first time, and placed 6th at this summer’s Paris Olympics. He continues to take on the challenge of competing at the Los Angeles Olympics in four years. [Results] 2017-2020 Participated in the Tokyo-Hakone round-trip university relay race (Hakone Ekiden) for 4 consecutive years 2019 Ageo City Marathon Half Marathon Division 1 hour 1 minute 46 seconds 2nd place (Top Japanese) 2022 Fukuoka International Marathon 2 hours 09 minutes 01 seconds 8th place (Japanese 2nd place) 2023 Marathon Grand Championship (MGC) 2 hours 9 minutes 06 seconds 2nd place (qualified for the Paris Olympics) 2024 Paris Olympic Marathon Japan representative 6th place Image
URL: https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/29460/1259/29460-1259-7a39e4affa689b5d9e47d7674a5d1a79-2160×2700.jpg Yumi Tanaka (Affiliation: Fujitsu 2024 ~ New Balance contract) Born on December 15, 1998. Born in Osaka Prefecture. Specializing in the 100m hurdles, he began competing in track and field in middle school and won the Inter-High Championships consecutively in high school. After that, he entered Ritsumeikan University, won the All-Japan intercollegiate championship, and was active as the student’s No. 1 athlete. Currently, he is a member of the Fujitsu Track and Field Club, where many top athletes are active. She is both talented and talented and will continue to challenge the world as one of the representatives of the Japanese track and field world. [Results] 2019 Japan-China-Korea Trilateral Exchange Competition (Korea) 100m hurdles 1st place 2019 Japan Intercollegiate 100m Hurdles Champion 2020 Seiko Golden Grand Prix Tokyo 100m hurdles 4th place 2022 Japan Championship 100m hurdles 3rd place 2023 World
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